Postgame Notes: St. John's 66, Georgia 56

Dec. 9, 2009

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St. John's opened the game on a 9-3 run in the first 5:11. In that stretch, Dwight Hardy (five points) and Justin Brownlee (four points) accounted for all the scoring.
The Red Storm shot 25-of-51 (49.0 percent) from the floor, eclipsing the 40.0 percent plateau for the sixth time this year. St. John's is 5-1 when shooting at least 40.0 percent from the floor.
St. John's shot a season-best 50.0 percent (7-of-14) from 3-point land.
D.J. Kennedy finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Kennedy has reached double-figures in all eight games this season. The junior led the team in assists for the sixth-straight game and has 14 assists, with just four turnovers, in the past two games.
Paris Horne made his first two 3-pointers and finished 3-of-5 from long range. Horne is 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from beyond the arc in the past two games.
Brownlee made his first-career start and tallied 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor. Brownlee has reached double-figures on three occasions this year.
In his first-career start, Hardy scored in double-figures for the fifth time this year with a team-best 12-point effort. Hardy made a 3-pointer for the eighth-straight game, finishing 2-of-5 from beyond the arc.
Junior Dele Coker finished with a career-high five blocks and also added a season-high six points. Coker has a team-high 15 blocks on the year and has eight in the past two games.
Rob Thomas made his season debut midway through the first half. The redshirt junior finished with three points and two rebounds in nine minutes of action.

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Players Mentioned

Justin Brownlee

Dele Coker

Dwight Hardy

Paris Horne

D.J. Kennedy

Rob Thomas

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